The pending pave-over of bald eagle habitat on West Hayden Island by the Port of Portland is obscene on several levels, but one of them is the fake public process that's being conducted around it by the "green" hypocrites in Portland City Hall. Yesterday [Bob Sallinger,] a representative of the Audubon Society quit the citizens' advisory board on the project, calling the public involvement aspect of the plan a "sham."

The citizens' committee was ambushed with detailed documents that its members weren't given adequate time to review before they were supposed to pass on them. It's so typical of the "planning" crowd, and Portland process in general. And so dishonest. We don't blame the Audubon guy for not letting them use his name any more.

I'm surprised the Voter's Pamphlet is permitted in Portland, given the number of trees required to be cut down and chemicals formed (ink).

Is there a mandatory fee or tax? Can you only recycle it a certain way? What about the poor people and the homeless that don't have a mailbox? Think of the carbon emissions by all the mail trucks that have to drive around town to deliver these...then more mail trucks to deliver the ballots...then more mail trucks to pick up the ballots...and then more mail trucks to deliver the election porn. It should all be smartphone voting! (Also available for Apple iPad.)

John: The fees for Measure 26-144 are $400. The people in support-all 15 of them--were paid by Portlanders for Schools with one exception.
That's $6000 by a group that has all sorts of financial support--they even paid for a night of bowling.
There are four arguments in opposition. One argument by Restore Education Before Buildings...restoreeducationbeforebuildings.com

Sally: I paid my $400 in opposition to Measure 26-144 out of my own pocket as we need to have radical changes at PPS,the proposed construction budgets are twice what they should be and am a believer in taking action in whatever small way one can.

My wife and I got our ballots yesterday and completed them in less than 20 minutes. The only questions open for debate related to legalizing pot and gay marriage.

The Washington Ballot had some very inartfully written questions on legislation that had already been passed, called "Advisory" votes by the people. Not only is it an exercise in futility, but I had to read the question three times, then refer to the pro/con arguments to know what a yes vote means.

Surprising how many races weren't just Democrats and Independents: Republicans are still in the mix up North.

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 155
At this date last year: 241
Total run in 2015: 271
In 2014: 401
In 2013: 257
In 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269